The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells (The Virtual Laboratory) - Hardcover

Meinhardt, Hans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540440100 ISBN 13: 9783540440109

Verlag: Springer, 2003

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The fascinating patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative patterns are records of their own genesis, which follows laws such as those of dune formation or the spread of a flu epidemic. Hans Meinhardt has analyzed the dynamical processes that form these patterns and has retraced them in computer simulations. His book is exciting not only for the astonishing scientific knowledge it reveals but also for its fascinating pictures. An accompanying CD-ROM with the corresponding algorithms allows the reader to simulate the natural pattern formation and growth processes.

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The patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative patterns are records of their own genesis, which follows laws like those of dune formation or the spread of a flu epidemic. Hans Meinhardt has analyzed the dynamical processes that form these patterns and retraced them faithfully in computer simulations. His book is exciting not only for the astonishing scientific knowledge it reveals but also for its fascinating pictures.
Many of the simulations are supplied on the accompanying CD-ROM in HTML format. Thus, the highly dynamic behavior of the interactions on which shell patterning is based can be inspected like conventional websites with any browser, also on a Macintosh or Linux system. The animations are given as separate files that also can be integrated, e.g., into a PowerPoint presentation if desired. Also included are animated simulations of models that describe more general problems in the development of higher organisms, e.g., formation of organizing regions, pattern formation in hydra, gene activation, formation of net-like structures, and chemotactic orientation.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3540440100
• ISBN 13: 9783540440109
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Prusinkiewicz Przemyslaw, Fowler Deborah R.
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 247
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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